hi i was hoping you buy a macbook can someone please tell me about the battery health of this mac? is 86% battery health with 126 cycle count good investment?
Battery is not good
Im European but 1100 seems good
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Quick question, what causes the battery to degrade like that? My battery has 400 cycles and it's still at 100% battery health.
One day you’ll reset it and see the battery go down instantly. Sometimes the system doesn’t report the right battery health.
My m1 pro has degraded to 96% after barely 6 months of use, i suppose keeping it plugged in for hours or days contributes to the cause.
However i have noticed that the newer the MacBook, the shorter the lifespan, and more delicate the battery is. Regardless of a 2012 MacBook or 2022, the battery makes Apple money.. just as every other part
My 2021 16 inch is at 97% with 170 cycles (used plugged in most of the time)
how?
mine at 400 still 95% did you buy apple care
Is 86 percent capacity normal for 120 or so cycles? That doesn’t seem like much.
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How many years old ? , if it was bought not too long ago then battery is bad else you can go for it
The battery may be a problem But the price it’s fair See if the seller can sell it at 900-1000 Due to the battery
No too high im sorry 86%? Wtf
Needs a battery replacement asap.
Even if it were in 50% it would still be doing great numbers compared to other laptops.
I honestly would not replace it until it only last about 4 hours on a charge. At 86% probably still does 10 hours.
Likely true (I own an M1 Pro and Air), I’m more concerned about battery swelling. The chemical changes are accelerating, and the first casualty is the trackpad. Worth $200 to get it swapped out asap.
Also true! I would definitely have a repair shop have a look at it to see if the battery needs to be swapped. It could be that the OG owner was just using it constantly for heavy work.
New battery asap at 86% is such bullshit
I am near the 100 cycle count on my macbook air and the battery is at 99%. Still seems like a googl deal to me but hot damn did they make it suffer
My M1 Max also has horrible battery health with very little cycles. It seems to be a common problem on these Pros, based on a quick online research
thank you
Looks like a fair deal to me. Depending on currency though. I’m CAD$.
Keep in mind that the M1 (base) MacBook Pro has a tremendous battery life, so 86% shouldn’t be a big deal. I got mine at 88% (a year ago; likely was plugged in 24/7), and it hasn’t declined since.
M1 should not dip under 10 hours I don’t think, which, imo is plenty.
I would also advise checking the SSD health.
How do you check SSD health on macs?
DriveDX
I just bought a MacBook Pro m1 512gb and 16gb ram for 1000$ CAD. Battery had like 38 cycles and 98% maximum capacity. Might be better to wait for a better deal battery replacements cost a lot and this laptop is close to the 75% max charge threshold I give myself before replacing a battery.
Eh, my M1 Air is at 87% after 1 year and half
Although it is important to note that it came with 92% brand new out of the box
I contacted apple, they never did anything about it, but it never affected my usability, so I didn’t care much, though that seems extremely un-apple like lmao
If that’s a 14” M1 Pro MBP as it appears to be in the photo, then even at $1,100 with that battery I’d say it’s a great buy.
106 charges at 94%. I use AlDente as I stay plugged in most of the time.
What’s Al dente?
You can Google apphousekitchen, and you’ll have it there. It’s a battery charging limiter, so it wouldn’t charge to 100% (which is stressful for the battery) when you don’t need it
We don't need aldente now
why?
I found out Sonoma limiting the charging because I was not using the battery lately.. So I just un-installed aldente.. I was using the free version
I still can't get it to limit my charging. Probably because i use the battery daily, just don't want to overcharge it for 8hrs straight.
What is this app for? Does being plugged in most of the time helps to increase battery life?
Is this dollars? Best Buy is selling the M2 with the same specs for 400 dollars more.
I think so few charge cycles because the MacBook was used constantly with the power supply, but the battery is already old in time.
Naw man. Go on eBay right now looking for sealed unused new… there’s one for the same specs for $950 plus tax.. free shipping.
Batteries are easy to replace in the M1 MacBook Pro.
That said, I've had my M1 Max MacBook Pro since launch of November 2021. I'm currently at 85% of health. I'm hoping it drops under 80% before Nov 2024 (when AppleCare+ expires), free battery replacement at that point.
However, despite heavy use and frequent travel, I suspect it'll not reach below 80% before my AppleCare+ expires. Hopefully I can renew it to a monthly subscription at that point.
I just bought one of those same ones with a new battery for 1080$ after tax a month ago. So I would imagine you should be getting a better deal since it's black friday and cyber monday and there's all the deals.
I'd expect you could get it for like 950$ with the deals, but 1100$ is fair.
I just bought one for $1100 with 7 cycles on the battery. It was apple certified refurbished so it was basically perfect
Definitely, the battery thing is just a thing Apple users have to deal with. Another tactic to keep us at the Genuis Bar.
Worst possible outcome is the battery dying mid project and never powering the computer on.
As long as you maintain it properly, $200 for a new battery will feel like you spent your hard earned $1500 on a new Mac. Trust me.
You’ll have more than 186 cycles.
You should also check the ssd health
I have a launch day M1 Max also with 86% health and 109 cycles.
I'd add two hundred and pick it up at a discount (there are still some cool deals on Amazon)
How can a battery go down do 86% in just 126 cycles
For being Pro with Promotion. Screen. Yes this is good deal.